Gut microbiota is the human body's most complex, diverse and numerous ecosystem of all, particularly in the caecum, where the density of microorganisms is the highest.
The most significant achievements in gut microbiome science in 2018
27 Dec 2018by GMFH Editing Team
GMFH continue to cover the important progress made in our knowledge of the gut microbiota's impact on wellbeing and disease.
Neonates at high risk for asthma exhibit meconium microbiota dysbiosis that may be temporarily modifiable by oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation
9 Apr 2018by Paul Enck
A new study has found that Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supplementation may partly modify meconium microbiota dysbiosis in neonates at high risk for asthma.
A scientific committee chaired has taken care to put together a program that covers the most relevant issues in the field today.
Report covers take-home points from the 2017 Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit in Paris
19 Jul 2017by GMFH Editing Team
The GMFH editing team is pleased to bring you the Gut Summit 2017 official report.
Role of gut microbiota diversity in protection from asthma and allergy development
23 Dec 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study led by Dr. Alex Mira (FISABIO, Spain) and Dr. Maria C. Jenmalm (Linköping University, Sweden) and researchers at IATA-CSIC (Spain) has presented an analysis of a total of 192 faecal samples from 28 healthy children and 20 children developing allergic symptoms at age seven, from when the children were 1 and 12 months of age. It has found that children who develop asthma or allergies later in life have altered immune responses to intestinal bacteria in the gut mucosal environment at an early age.
Are clues about childhood asthma and heightened immune responses found in a baby’s gut microbiome?
19 Oct 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Prof. Susan Lynch from the Division of Gastroenterology at the Department of Medicine at University of California in San Francisco (California, USA), has found that neonatal gut microbiome dysbiosis may predict later atopy and asthma development in childhood.
Researchers know the fecal microbiota of infants is a treasure trove of information -- it can reveal details about delivery mode and diet -- but microbiota-based predictions about future health are only beginning to emerge. A team of researchers led
What bacterial exposures are necessary for decreasing the risk of allergic disease?
21 Nov 2014by Mary Ellen Sanders
Observational studies in humans have shown that early life exposure to microbes in a variety of situations is associated with a decreased risk of asthma. These include: - Exposure of a pregnant mother to microbes in order to protect her